[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, October 3, 1881] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, October 3, 1881]

Creator

  • Author: Osterhout, Gertrude
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1881-10-03

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her brother, Paul Osterhout, regarding news she had heard about his arrival. She had heard from several girls that Paul had been seen in a nearby town and would be visiting only to learn that someone else had been mistaken for him. She told her brother he needed to hurry back and that the girls were asking about him. Included is an envelope addressed to "Mr. Paul Osterhout."
  • Physical Description: [4] p. ; 21 x 26 cm., folded to 21 x 13 cm. + 1 envelope (9 x 14 cm.)

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Osterhout, Paul, 1859-1944.
  • Named Person: Osterhout, Gertrude
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Families
  • Keyword: boarding houses
  • Keyword: boarding schools
  • Keyword: envelopes

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Coverage Date: 1881-10
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Washington County - Independence
  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: Osterhout Papers
    Code: OSTERH

Institution

  • Name: Austin College
    Code: ASTC

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: ASTC_003-081-02
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth255590
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